15 March, the closing date for submitting nominations for the 2017 Balzan Prize, marks the beginning of the phase leading to the announcement of the Prizewinners on 11 September.

The General Prize Committee will evaluate nominations in the following subject areas:■ Collective Memory
■ Gender Studies
■ Immunological Approaches in Cancer Therapy
■ The Sun’s Planetary System and Exoplanets.
The amount of each of the four 2017 Balzan Prizes will be 750,000 Swiss Francs.

On 11 September 2017, the winner of the 2016 Balzan Prize for International Relations: History and Theory will also be announced.